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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 730326, member: 9204&quot;]As this is the GENERAL section, general responses to Stainless&#039; question are necessary. While knowledge is important, you need at least some impetus to search it out. If the price is right, buy a few cheaper specimens to mess around with. See if you like the series. </p><p><br /></p><p>Take this for example:</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Remi_quarter_stater.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Celtic Gaul - The Remi</p><p>EL 1/4 stater - 1.48 g, 11mm</p><p>c. 100 BC</p><p>Celticized head</p><p>Celtic horse galloping r.</p><p>Castelin 516 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this without knowing a damn thing about Celtic electrum. In the end, it turns out I overpaid by about $25. But the important thing is that it got me reading about Celtic coins in general, and I&#039;ve since started adding more to my collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another topic that must be considered is the cost and difficulty of the references. You probably won&#039;t run into this with US coins. Everyone can pick up a copy of Overton and thumb through it. Or at least start with the pervasive Red Book. But if you decide to collect Roman tesserae, are you going to run out, learn Latin and German, and shell out $500 for <i>Tesserarum Urbis Romae et Suburbi Plumbearum Sylloge </i>and <i>Römische Bleitesserae</i>? I hope not![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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